Standard Lemma guide

sickening

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 K AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Causing sickness or disgust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • sickening cruelty
  • sickening toxic fumes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Amazing, fantastic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: LGBTQ slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cunty, mother

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of making somebody sick.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of sicken

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

causing or able to cause nausea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a nauseating smell
  • nauseous offal
  • a sickening stench

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, vile

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, sicken + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гаден (gaden) — causing sickness or disgust
  • Bulgarian: противен (protiven) — causing sickness or disgust
  • Dutch: ziekmakend — causing sickness or disgust
  • Dutch: misselijkmakend — causing sickness or disgust
  • Dutch: walgelijk — causing sickness or disgust
  • Finnish: oksettava — causing sickness or disgust
  • Finnish: yököttävä — causing sickness or disgust
  • Finnish: ällöttävä — causing sickness or disgust
  • French: dégoûtant — causing sickness or disgust
  • French: écœurant — causing sickness or disgust
  • German: ekelhaft — causing sickness or disgust
  • German: widerlich — causing sickness or disgust
  • German: abscheulich — causing sickness or disgust
  • German: ekelerregend — causing sickness or disgust
  • German: unerträglich — causing sickness or disgust
  • German: widerwärtig — causing sickness or disgust
  • German: scheußlich — causing sickness or disgust
  • German: krankmachend — causing sickness or disgust
  • Polish: obrzydliwy — causing sickness or disgust
  • Russian: тошнотво́рный (tošnotvórnyj) — causing sickness or disgust
  • Russian: отврати́тельный (otvratítelʹnyj) — causing sickness or disgust
  • Spanish: asqueante — causing sickness or disgust
  • Spanish: estomagante — causing sickness or disgust
  • Spanish: repugnante — causing sickness or disgust
  • Ukrainian: нудо́тний (nudótnyj) — causing sickness or disgust